After a while of not actually writing anything here I decided that this 2010 would be different (hopefully are not just those New Year’s resolutions) and will write more. Today, I decided to share with you my Google reader list and tell you about the blogs I normally read.

Steve Gerrard Photography: I think this is one of my favourite photographers and I hope be able to have him for my wedding. Besides doing wedding photography, Steve portrait bands in a very unique and cool way.

ASH 10: Pete Ashton’s professional blog (the personal is here), used to talk about Social Media and what were his experiences about working in this field, but now is more related to what he does (not sure exactly what is that) but you can get a sense and learn about new things about online stuff from him.

Behind the scenes at Smile: is the blog from a new creative company of great people and talented designers called Smile, who opened the company more than a year ago and opened their offices last summer. I like to read them, because besides of what they do, they show their readers things that interested them and write about how they would like to have a better creative world. I think this is a good example of a company using a blog that shows that people who work there are humans and can have your same interests.

Capsule’s blog: This is the blog of a music promoter company who also create experiences through music events (remember Supersonic). This blog besides working as tool for promoting the events they organise, is the space where Lisa Meyer (one of the directors) share information about the type of music that Capsule promote, that I have to say is very eclectic.

Confesiones de una mente peligrosa: Unfortunately, for those who don’t understand Spanish won’t be able to read it. Is a Colombian blogger who use the tittles of the movies for inspiration to write about things that he wants to share. Is good if you want to know about movies, and to have a general knowledge about things.

Created in Birmingham: This blog talks about what is happening in the creative and artistic Birmingham. Events, shows, exhibitions, concerts, festivals, companies, people, venues, etc. This is the space to read if you are interest to know about what Birmingham has to offer and where you can find it. Very good guide, like it more than What’s On!

Experience this: If you are an event professional in England you must have heard about Ian Irving, if you haven’t is an experience person in Experiential Marketing. He has been as 20th in the CIT Power 50 influence people in the industry. If you are interest about events, experiential marketing, employee engagement, B2B, corporate, he is the guy to read.

Flatpack Festival: This blog talks about what is happening inside the organization of one of the coolest film festivals. Flatpack Festival is held on March in Birmingham and I was lucky enough to be part of the team last year (working as the volunteer and ticketing coordinator).

More Channels than Venice: Did you know that Birmingham has more channels than Venice, well I didn’t. This blog will inform you about those things that you wouldn’t find that easy in Birmingham. Talks about what’s happening in the creative and artistic community in Birmingham. Is like having someone who collects all the fliers in the shops and talks about what is going on in just one place, here.

Needles and Hooks: If you are interest in textiles and how they can become in amazing pieces, you should how Sara design and create her stuff, especially cushions. They great thing is that she is inspired by vintage textiles to create her designs.

No puedo creer que lo hayan inventado: (I can’t believe they have invented) Again another Spanish blog, but the great thing about this, is that they write about objects and things founded online, which have a specific and interest characteristic.

El complejo de Prometeo: Prometeo’s complex, if you want to know about what is happening in the world with a point of view, you need to read him. What I like about this, is that with you found about things you didn’t know and also the information is given with a point of view. Sometimes I agree, sometimes I don’t.

Designing experiences; I have found that is not a few people choice of living. There are different ways of doing it and this time is by making movies. I have to say that I’m impressed! For several years, I haven’t seen that many movies’ premieres in such short period of time.

From mid January till now, I think there are more than 10 movies that I actually want to see. And I say actually because normally there are not that many. It could be that is the season of the awards; Oscar, Golden Globe, BAFTA, etc. But I’m pretty sure that this year the awards associations had a very tough work to decide which movies to nominee and to give the award.

I’m not going to nominee movies in this article; just want to share with you the movies that have found my interest. I have to aware you that my taste in movies is difficult to define. I can say that I like everything, but most of it, I like movies that make smile and make me cries. Those are my criteria to like a movie.

Here is the list of movies that I have seen and want to see in this season, please give me a comment if you think similar or completely opposite of what you think about this movies. There are no the most wanted to see, just all in general.

– Vicky Cristina Barcelona; a Woody Allen movie with the Spanish actors Penelope Cruz and Javier Bardem. Scarlett Johansson as Cristina as and Rebecca Hall as Vicky. I really like this movie; besides the story that is two Americans friends going to Barcelona for the summer and found themselves into a “funny” and weird way of understanding live. But what I like the most was Barcelona itself. I haven’t been there but me seeing the architecture in the movie make me wanted more to go there. Oscars Nominations; Best supporting actress for Penelope Cruz. Golden Globe nominations: Best movie, best leading actor Javier Bardem, best leading actress Rebecca Hall, best supporting actress Penelope Cruz. 1 Goya Nominations, Penelope Cruz for Supporting Actress.

– The Reader; Kate Winslet and Ralph Fiennes. This movie has so much good comments about the performance of Kate Winslet, so many nominations and awards as best actress, best movie, best director; Stephen Daldry, best script; that make you have the feeling of a “must see movie”. It’s another 2nd World War movie, but I think that “little” fact in history will have always so many things to say and tell. Will see if she wins the Oscar, after all winning all the other wards must to say something.

– Revolutionary Road; Kate Winslet second movie for this season and second time that is working with Leonardo Dicaprio. Sam Mendes was the director and is Fate Winslet’s husband. A funny fact, is that Dicaprio didn’t feel comfortable kissing Winslet in front of her husband. Why I want to see it’, well I think also because of the fact that had have so many publicity and I will love the see costumes of the movie, how they approach a period like that.

– Slumdog Millionaire; a Danny Boyle movie. Have heard that the story is amazing and is really impressing that a movie that didn’t have any expectations of such high recognition. Now, the critics are saying that could be the best movie in the Oscar’s. Just to understand what is about; a friend told me that is the way show to the viewer how he could become a millionaire answering the questions. And I love the idea of how the directors keep the viewer all the time with “what could happens feeling” and how things went the way they did.

– Doubt; It’s always good to see how varied an actress could be, like Meryl Streep. I start loving her when I watched The House of the Spirits. She has been nominee for the Oscar’s this year as best leading actress and when a movie have more than 2 nominations in the actors section, the movie must worth to watch. Amy Adams and Philip Seymour Hoffman as best supporting actors in each category. Also I would like to see how they approach a topic like child abuse. By the way is a John Patrick Shanley movie.

– Milk; Gus Van Sant movie. It’s about the Harvey Milk story of how he becomes an elected politician being gay. It’s always good to see Sean Penn. I think is good to watch if you are interest to get more cultural knowledge, as I am. Even that I like to read books, I prefer watching the stories.

– CHE Part 1 and Part 2; Benicio del Toro playing as Che, must be a good movie to watch, I really like how he acts and have an interest look. (I have always thought that he has a similar look in a weird way with Brad Pitt, don’t know why). I also have to promote a Colombian actress Catalina Sandino who plays in the second Part as the second wife of Che. As I said before, I prefer to watch stories than read them, that’s why I want to watch how Ernesto Che Guevara becomes what he was.

– Marley and Me; Jennifer Aniston second movie of this season acting with Owen Wilson. I haven’t seen it and as many people I thought it was going to be a typical American comedy. But people, who have watched it, told me that this movie is unexpected. A story about how a family lives together with a Labrador. Is kind of my own experience, the only difference is that instead of having one, I have been living with 6 beautiful black Labradors and one coffee.

– Bolt; a Disney movie. Should I say more? Well, a Disney animated movie. That is always good, without doubt. But more is a movie of how a dog realise what is not, weird? but have heard that is very funny, and just because is a Disney movie I will watch it.

– Valkyrie; a Bryan Singer movie, no that’s right is not all about Tom Cruise. Is the story is about how the there is a plan to assassinate Hitler in 1944. The plan fails if you didn’t know, but is important to show this time of the history to let people think about how everything that has a beginning will have an end, and what I think if doesn’t start well, will definitely not end well. A comment that I read is that is good to see Tom cruise playing as a German.

– Bride Wars; A Gary Winick movie. Is about how two best friends are engaged at the same time and for some reason had to have their weddings the same day. Didn’t caught your attention? Well it caught mine. Because, as I said before I love girly movies, and especially if it has to be related to events, any kind of events, and a wedding is a good excuse, love them. But most of it, I love Kate Hudson and Anne Hathaway. Since I watched How to lose a Man in 10 days, Princess Diaries 1 and 2, and The Devils Wears Prada (actually I read the book after watching the movie) I become a fan of them.

– Gran Torino; Clint Eastwood acting and directing this movie. Is about, how an “angry old man”, makes the way of how he can be still useful in the society, helping those who have no much strength as he have. It doesn’t have that many nominations, but as the point of this article, there are toooo many movies to watch this season.

– The Young Victoria; a Jean- Marc Vallée movie. Is about the life of Queen Victoria of England, when she was young. Emily Blunt (Emily from The Devils Wears Prada), acts as Victoria and even that I don’t consider her as a typical beauty woman, I think she could be the right actress for this role (have to see the movie first). Have been always attracted to the stories of the royal people and love to watch their stories. Rupert Friend acting as Prince Albert, worth also to watch it.

– Rachel Getting Married; a Jonathan Demme film. Have heard the acting of Anne Hathaway, it’s outstanding, it’s also her second movie of this season and being nominee for an Oscar as best leading actress, gave me another reason to watch it. As I said, like to watch her. Also includes a wedding.

– Changeling; A Clint Eastwood movie (didn’t know that). Acting Angelina Jolie as a mother looking for her kidnapped child, that one day he comes back home, but after a while she realise that that child is not hers. Awful subject, because even that I don’t kids, wouldn’t like to be in a situation like that. Jolie is also nominated for the Oscar’s and I kind of like what she do, and the subject of the movie seems to be good enough to watch.

19 movies that I have seen and want to see this season, not always you have that many options, also is not that common that 4 actress have two movies at the same time. That is probably that you will find me a lot in the cinemas this period.